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A U.S. District Court in Clarksburg, West Virginia, will hear Hyman v City of Salem on Friday, April 19, at 12:30 pm. This is the case that challenges the action of the city of Salem. After a local initiative to … Continue reading
Richard Winger
HR 51, the bill in the U.S. House to make the District of Columbia a state, now has 203 co-sponsors. It has gained two co-sponsors so far in April. By contrast, HR 1965, the bill Puerto Rico statehood bill introduced … Continue reading
On April 16, the Eighth Circuit heard arguments in Moore v Thurston, 18-1382. The issue are various Arkansas deadlines relating to independent candidates (for office other than president). The case had been filed in 2014 and this is the second … Continue reading
On April 2, St. Charles, Missouri, a city of 66,000, held municipal elections. In ward 9, a Constitution Party member, John Blazek, was one of three candidates. Even though the election was non-partisan, it was known that Blazek was a … Continue reading
On April 15, the Oregon Senate Rules Committee heard testimony on SB 594, which would require presidential candidates in November to turn over the last five years of their income tax returns. The Committee did not vote on the bill. … Continue reading